"The only answer that I give to you is doing it," he said. "A just request is to be met in silence, by the act." - Dante Alighieri

"The only answer that I give to you
is doing it," he said. "A just request
is to be met in silence, by the act."

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About Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri (c. 30 May 1265 – 13 September 1321), most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri, was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa (modern Italian: Commedia) and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.

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Alternative Names: Dante Durante degli Alighieri Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri
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My course is set for an uncharted sea.

Amor, ch'a nullo amato amar perdona,
mi prese del costui piacer sì forte,
che, come vedi, ancor non m'abbandona.

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«Ты разве умер?»* – с уст моих слетело.
И он в ответ: «Мне ведать не дано,
Как здравствует мое земное тело.

Здесь, в Толомее, так заведено,
Что часто души, раньше, чем сразила
Их Атропос , уже летят на дно.

И чтоб тебе еще приятней было
Снять у меня стеклянный полог с глаз,
Знай, что, едва предательство свершила,

Как я, душа, вселяется тотчас
Ей в тело бес, и в нем он остается,
Доколе срок для плоти не угас.

* Данте был удивлен, встретив в Аду Альбериго, который весной 1300 г. был еще жив.

(121-132, песнь тридцать третья, Ад)

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